Old black hen is that you again
Singing the bad luck lullaby
Come right on in cause it's midnight again
Time for the bad luck lullaby
You know the one it's the same one you sung
When you wrote down the revelation
Now sing it over the cradle of the child who's born next
The bad luck lullaby
Leave all the truth in so they know what comes next
With the bad luck lullaby
Leave in the true love that they'll never find
Show how they're looking for it all of their lives
When i saw the banner hanging over my door
And heard the bad luck lullaby
I already knew who the party was for
The bad luck lullaby
And all of my pain found a partner in that room
And the devils tail swayed with the tune
instrumental verse, same chord progression as the others
Make that black record roll the tapes all night long
The bad luck lullaby
Make that black record and we'll all sing along
To the bad luck lullaby
Look down the long street and see who's that crying
Tell them that every day i lived i was trying
To sing the blues the way i find them